Turkish karateka Samdan wins gold in Mediterranean Games

ISTANBUL

Turkish karateka Eray Samdan won a gold medal on the first day of the Mediterranean Games on Sunday.

Samdan, 24, claimed a 5-0 victory against Algeria's Ala Salmi at the men's Kumite 60-kg event in the coastal city of Oran, Algeria.

In the women's 55-kg Kumite, another Turkish athlete, Tuba Yakan, claimed a bronze medal after defeating Ariannne Miles Gonzales of the Greek Cypriot administration earlier in the day.

Nearly 3,400 athletes from 26 countries are competing in a total of 24 branches at the Oran Olympic Stadium in Algeria.

Participating in the Mediterranean Games with 321 athletes, Türkiye are sporting the third-largest group in the competition, following Italy with 371, and hosts Algeria with 324.

The Mediterranean Games, a multisport event organized by the International Committee of Mediterranean Games (CIJM), is held every four years among countries bordering the Mediterranean Sea in Africa, Asia, and Europe.

ISTANBUL

Turkish karateka Eray Samdan won a gold medal on the first day of the Mediterranean Games on Sunday.

Samdan, 24, claimed a 5-0 victory against Algeria's Ala Salmi at the men's Kumite 60-kg event in the coastal city of Oran, Algeria.

In the women's 55-kg Kumite, another Turkish athlete, Tuba Yakan, claimed a bronze medal after defeating Ariannne Miles Gonzales of the Greek Cypriot administration earlier in the day.

Nearly 3,400 athletes from 26 countries are competing in a total of 24 branches at the Oran Olympic Stadium in Algeria.

Participating in the Mediterranean Games with 321 athletes, Türkiye are sporting the third-largest group in the competition, following Italy with 371, and hosts Algeria with 324.